Upward News is an independent daily news briefing for conservatives on politics, policy and culture. These are the standards our writers and editors work to, and the promises we make to readers.
Our team sorts through hundreds of sources to find the most important stories that the mainstream media buried or underplayed, then breaks them down in a short briefing every weekday. Our founder and editor-in-chief selects the stories to cover and assigns them to writers. We keep stories short and clear: the biggest stories, condensed, with no filler.
We have a strict no-opinion policy. Our job is not to tell you what to think; it is to give you the facts and clear analysis so you can decide for yourself. We aim for analysis that is matter-of-fact and free of opinion or bias.
We show our work. Every source is cited, right there in the article or newsletter, and our standard is that every non-obvious fact links to an accurate, relevant and reputable source. We do not rely on anonymous "experts" or vague claims. Our rubric rates articles down when they lean on sources that may not be reputable, such as unsubstantiated social media posts, or when they have no source links at all.
Our writers aim to meet a written rubric that rates each article on formatting, headline and subtitle, content, analysis and sourcing. It asks whether the story is immediately clear, whether it provides context, relevance and concrete data, whether the analysis offers underreported insight rather than the mainstream take, and whether the piece would hold up under a hostile audience's scrutiny. Our team also challenges each other on framing, sourcing and accuracy before anything goes out.
Our Bias Spotter shows how different outlets frame the same story, on both sides, so readers can see past the spin.
When we are wrong, we highlight the correction at the top of the next day's newsletter and in the web article, clearly and honestly.
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